Set 25

Question 1

CONGREGATE (KAHN grih gayt) v

Answer 1

to come together

Protestors were granted permission to congregate peacefully on
the plaza.

Question 2

CONJECTURE (kun JEK chur) v

Answer 2

to guess; to deduce or infer on
slight evidence

If forced to conjecture, I would say the volcano will erupt in
twenty-four hours.

Question 3

CONJURE (KAHN jur) v

Answer 3

to summon or bring into being as if by
magic

The chef conjured (or conjured up) a fabulous gourmet meal
using nothing more than the meager ingredients in Lucy’s
kitchen.

Question 4

CONNOISSEUR (kahn uh SUR) n

Answer 4

an expert, particularly in matters
of art or taste

The artist’s work was popular, but connoisseurs rejected it as
amateurish.

Question 5

CONSECRATE (KAHN suh krayt) v

Answer 5

to make or declare sacred

The Veterans Day speaker said that the battlefield had been
consecrated by the blood of the soldiers who had died there.

Question 6

Desecrate (DES uh krayt)

Answer 6

to treat irreverently

The vandals desecrated the cemetery by
knocking down all the tombstones.

Question 7

CONSENSUS (kun SEN sus) n

Answer 7

unanimity or general agreement

When there is a consensus, everybody feels the same way.

Question 8

CONSONANT (KAHN suh nunt) adj

Answer 8

harmonious; in agreement

Our desires were consonant with theirs; we all wanted the same
thing.